Water-Powered Engine Hoax Isn’t Just A Philippine Invention

CleanTechnica
By Raymond TribdinoApr 21, 2026, 1:18 pm118 ptsTrending
The idea that a car can run on water has long been treated in the Philippines as a uniquely local story, carried for decades by the claims of Filipino “inventor” Daniel Dingel and sustained by periodic bursts of public interest whenever fuel prices rise. When the Iran war began, fuel ... [continued] The…

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